Mixed convective flow and thermal stratification in hot water storage tanks during charging mode

International Journal of Heat and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-110

  Gopalakrishnan, N ^a   Prasad, B V S S S ^a   Murthy, S Srinivasa ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MIXED CONVECTION; PECLET NUMBER; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATIONS; FOURIER NUMBER; HOT WATER STORAGE TANKS; RICHARDSON NUMBERS;

WATER TANKS;

EID: 34249341752     PISSN: 03928764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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